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outworlder ◴[] No.42198355[source]
So, an inherently error-prone computation is being corrected by another very error prone computation?
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sctb ◴[] No.42198868[source]
No problem, said von Neumann. https://www.scottaaronson.com/qclec/27.pdf
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1. limit499karma ◴[] No.42200875[source]
what he actually said: "as long as the physical error probability ε is small enough" you can build a reliable system from unreliable parts.

So it remains for you to show that AI.ε ~= QC.ε since JvN proved the case for a system made of similar parts, that is vacuum tubes, with the same error probability.

(p.s. thanks for the link)